Domaine Carneros By Taittinger Brut Rose NV

Floral notes and strawberry flavor. Light and refreshing, slightly sweet.

March 2008

The Wine News ReviewDainty, perfumed aromas of dried cherry, orange peel and apple with a cleansing minerality. Lush, though quite active flavors of orange, raspberry, tobacco and chalk. Dry, invigorating finish.Wine Tasting NotesRose wines are often believed to be made only from pinot noir, but many including ours have some chardonnay added. In creating our Rose, we worked to create a wine of great balance using pinot noir and chardonnay, but at the same time, emphasizing fruity and floral characteristics to a greater extent than is evident in the Brut or Le Reve. The special fruitiness of read more...the Rose is obtained in two ways. The first way is to allow part of the pinot juice to spend several days in contact with the grape skins. (This is never allowed to happen with the other sparkling wines.) This extracts both the lovely color and flavor components that enhance the Rose. The second way is to add back a small amount of red pinot noir wine. This is done to adjust both color and flavor. We do this red wine addition as a way to fine-tune the early skin contact, for example, if the color is a little too light. Our Rose can be enjoyed at a young age, around two years, when the fruity character is still predominant. At about two years, the wine's aroma has hints of wild strawberries and roses with notes of peach. Although it is pink in color, our Brut Rose is not sweeter than our other wines. It is a true Brut. It also ages beautifully.    (hide)

January 2009

Rating: San Diego 2004 Bronze - As reviewed by San Diego Int'l Wine Comp. on 04/01/04